Shoe heel



March 24, 1959 AUBER 2,878,595

SHOE HEEL Filed May 27, 1958 m WIWJMJ Edwin H. ber

ZNVE OR. I0 I ,3 I4 I l5 1 l4 MZM United The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe heels particularly of the rubber or plastic type and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character which may be readily applied or removed with unskilled labor, whereby the heels of a pair of shoes, when they become unequally worn, usually on the rear portions thereof, may be expeditiously interchanged, thus materially prolonging the life of said heels.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an interchangeable heel of the aforementioned character comprising novel means for firmly but detachably securing the same to the shoe lift.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a detachable, interchangeable shoe heel of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, of light weight, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the heel detached from the lift;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view in side elevation, broken away in vertical section substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view in perspective of one of the studs or sockets; and

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that reference character 6 designates generally a portion of a conventional shoe. The shoe 6 includes an upper "i, a sole 8 and a lift 9 of suitable material, preferably leather, permanently secured beneath the rear portion of said sole 8.

Permanently mounted on the lift 9, on the lower face thereof, is a plurality of internally threaded cylindrical sockets 10 of suitable metal. The sockets 10 are provided on their upper ends with tapered, flat heads 11 which abut the lift 9. Formed integrally with the heads 11 are tapered nails 12 which are driven upwardly into the lift 9 and sole 8 for firmly securing the sockets in position on said lift.

Reference character 13 designates a body of suitable material, preferably rubber, which is removably secured beneath the lift 9. Toward this end, the body 13 has formed therein a plurality of openings 14 for the reception of the sockets 10. Molded in the body 13, at intermediate points in the openings 14, are metallic washers 15. The washers 15 are for the reception of Phillips. head screws 16 which are threaded into the sockets 10 for removably securing the body 13 on the lift 9.

It is thought that the invention will be readily understood from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the sockets 10 are permanently mounted on the lift 9 by driving the nails 12 through said lift into the sole 8 of the shoe 6. This may be accomplished in any suitable manner. The body 13 is then positioned on the lift 9, the openings 14 receiving the socket 10, after which the screws 16 are inserted and tightened. The construction and arrangement is such that when the screws 16 are thus tightened the material of the body 13 is compressed around the sockets 10 and the heads 11 thereof. Of course, when the body 13 becomes worn it may be readily detached to be interchanged or replaced by removing the screws 16.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous,- modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A shoe heel comprising: a lift, internally threaded sockets on the bottom of said lift, said sockets including tapered heads on one end abutting the lift and further including nails on said one end penetrating the lift for securing the sockets in position thereon, a body on the lift having openings therein receiving the sockets, and means connected to the sockets for securing the body on the lift.

2. A shoe heel comprising: a lift, internally threaded sockets on the bottom of said lift, said sockets including tapered heads on one end abutting the lift and further including nails on said one end penetrating the lift for securing the sockets in position thereon, a body on the lift having openings therein receiving the sockets, and means connected to the sockets for securing the body on the lift, said means including metallic washers fixed in the body at intermediate points in the openings, and screws inserted through the Washers and threadedly engaged in the sockets.

3. A shoe heel comprising a lift, internally threaded sockets on the bottom of said lift, said sockets including heads on one end abutting the lift and further including nails on said one end penetrating the lift for securing the sockets in position thereon, a body on the lift having openings therein receiving the sockets, and means connected to the sockets for securing the body on the lift, said nails being longer than the thickness of the lift for penetrating the heel portion of a shoe to attach the lift to a shoe.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,585,638 Anderson May 25, 1926 1,778,089 Pomerantz Oct. 14, 1930 2,111,898 Moss Mar. 22, 1938 

